Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-15
THE COURT RECORD.
City Court - Criminal Side Juds
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 Breach of the peace-John Winn against Patrick McPartlin, discharged; Patrick Nc Partlin against John Vim, $6 fine, $6.24 costs; William Miller against Andrew Miller $3 fine, $6.24 costs; John Coffee against Mrs John Coffee, $15 fine, 30 days in jail; Louisa Anderson against Angelo, nolled on payment of costs; Clementina Massaimia, nolled.
 Burning hay stack-Henry Janiswich, John E. Garrity, continued to September 15.
 Violation Sunday liquor law-Michael J. Welch, continued to September 16; John Halloran, $50 fine, $1555 costs. -.=
 Court Notes.
 Justice Kleiner heard islander suit in his office in the White building yesterday. The suit is brought by Eva Meyer, young wo- man belonging in New York, against Louis Osterman and Simon Buchman and their wives. The plaintiff was in New York at the time the alleged islander was committed. The defendants live on Grand avenue, as does also sister of the plaintiff, who al- leges that on July 28 the defendants in speaking of her to her sister applied vile and degrading epithet. Damages to the amount of $100 are claimed in each suit. Lawyers Arvine and Asher appeared for the plaintiff, while David Strouse defended.
 BOARD FENCE.
 Joseph Maxwell has sued Frederick He- becker of 1856 State street for an unpaid joiner's bill. Justice Eli Mix will hear the case September 20.
 WAS UNDUE INFLUENCE USED2
 Judge Robertson, in the Probate court yes- terday, gave hearing on the contested will of the late Henrietta A. Miller, of Fair Haven. The deceased, who was over 90 years of age when she died, few years ago made a will in which she bequeathed all her estate to her daughter in-law, Mrs. Caroline Barnes, who was also named as executrix of the will The heirs at law are two grand children, Hattie A. Miller and William Barnes, but the will cuts them off from any share in the estate, which Is valued at about $1 300. In their behalf MT. Cable appeared to oppose probating the will on the ground that the tes- tatrix was mentally weak in consequence of old age and that she was subjected to undue influence in making the will.
 A WIFE BEATER SENT TO JAIL.
 Peter Coffee, man known to the police in jail and fined $15 and costs for disfguring his better half's face.
 FINED $50 AND COSTS.
 John Halloran of Perkins street was charged with violating the Sunday liquor law in the City court yesterday morning He was fined $50 and cnsts
 CONNECTICUT TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
 To-day application is to be made to the Superior court by the Connecticut River Tel egraph company for change of it's name to the Connecticut Telegraph company. The company was organized in 1867, and had lines only in the Connecticut valley region Since then it's plant has been extended until it has now about 600 miles of wire in addition to about 175 miles of private wire which is used for brokers.
 There is a district messenger service con- nected with the company with stations at Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Meriden, Middletown, Birmingham and Ansonia. The company has a contract with the Baltimore and Ohio company and the United Lines company. The Baltimore and Ohio company transmit to all it's offices the messages of the Connecticut River Telegraph company going outside the State. Those which the Balti- more and Ohio company cannot handle are transmitted by the United Lines company.
 The Connecticut River Telegraph company now has thirty-two offices in this State and one in Massachusetts, that at South Boston. As it's business has been extended the old name has been deemed inappropriate and the new name is considered much more compre- hensive.
 The company now contemplates building 8 new line through to Providence. The off cers of the company are: President, Morris F. Tyler; secretary and treasurer, A. H. Embler; general manager, H. P. Frost; su- perintendent, E. B. Baker, formerly of Mer- iden.